eric cantor

We expect politicians to bend and manipulate the truth from time to time, but the kind of bald face lie put forth by Gov. Rick Perry about the Obama stimulus program hits a new low.

S & P's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating expressed a totally realistic concern about our inability to manage the massive debt that has ballooned under the Obama administration.

Maryland's two Republican members of the House of Representatives were among the final holdouts for the GOP plan to raise the debt ceiling — and were part of a group of lawmakers that moved the proposal to the right.

Federal workers, who are a potential target in the ongoing deficit reduction debate in Washington, rally in Baltimore to protest cuts to federal services.

Former Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter says Sen. Mitch McConnell's debt ceiling fallback plan is an abdication of Congress' responsibility and is likely unconstitutional.

Congress must act in the interests of all its constituents and not the rich if the country's future is to be returned from the brink

In talking about the debt limit, Republicans are casting the matter in terms of politics, while President Obama is talking about it in terms of leadership — even though he has failed to lead on the budget since he was elected.

Sen. Mitch McConnell's proposed out for the debt limit talks was helpful, but ultimately, House Speaker John Boehner holds the key to averting economic catastrophe.

President Obama has met Republicans well more than half-way with his $4 trillion deficit reduction proposal; now it's up to them to show that their talk about unsustainable debt was more than just political rhetoric.

Negotiations over how to reduce federal budget deficits have so far produced few specifics, but labor groups representing thousands of workers in Maryland are nonetheless on edge.

Former Defense Department official says Congress will never cut unneeded arms programs on its own, so an independent commission is required

House Speaker John Boehner talked tough on the need for budget cuts before raising the debt limit, but he knows how disastrous the consequences of failure would be; he needs to have the courage to negotiate a deal with Democrats, even if the tea party wing of his caucus doesn't like it.